5:53 PM ET Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little remained hospitalized Wednesday, a day after being struck near the ear by a puck. Little was skating behind the net midway through the third period in a 2-1 home loss to New Jersey when teammate Nikolaj Ehlers fired a rising slap shot
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6:35 AM ET Sometimes life doesn’t go as anticipated. Neither does a hockey season. We’re one month into the 2019-20 NHL season and already teams are in recalibration mode thanks to surprising starts — both good and bad (ahem, San Jose). For this week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings, we assessed how preseason expectations match the
6:37 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Cameron Hughes is sitting in Section 15 at T-Mobile Arena, waiting to make a few thousand dollars for taking his shirt off. It’s halfway through the first period of the Vegas Golden Knights‘ game against the San Jose Sharks. Despite it being opening night in the NHL, the energy
7:40 AM ET Associated Press Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg will miss at least two weeks after being injured while being hit by a puck during Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, according to coach Jim Montgomery. Klingberg, 27, did not play in the third period of the Stars’ 4-1 win. Montgomery said the sixth-year
8:41 PM ET A Las Vegas casino is suing Evander Kane, claiming the San Jose Sharks forward failed to pay back $500,000 in gambling markers given to him in April. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas filed the lawsuit against Kane on Monday, saying he took out eight separate credits
4:03 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is set to return to the lineup Tuesday night after missing seven games with a broken finger. The star center says he has made “really good progress” and is looking forward to the game against the Los Angeles Kings. Tavares was hurt Oct.
9:30 AM ET Just when you start to think that you have a good grasp on the NHL, it knocks you on your butt by throwing a curveball at you. We’re now through the first month of the regular season, and the standings still look predictably unpredictable. Whether it’s the Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers or
1. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C1 1 2. David Pastrnak, LW, Bos LW1 2 3. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm C2 4 4. Brad Marchand, LW, Bos LW2 6 5. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C3 3 6. Alex Ovechkin, RW, Was RW1 7 7. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW2 5 8. John Carlson, D, Was D1
2:55 PM ET Associated Press CORNER BROOK, Newfoundland and Labrador — The Toronto Maple Leafs weren’t about to let this birthday go unnoticed. Nor was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The father of an 11-year-old Maple Leafs fan tweeted that his son had a disappointing birthday, with none of his friends showing up for a Saturday
3:00 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued – in the short-